Some More Thoughts on Ubuntu
I must say I'm really enjoying Ubuntu on my laptop. I use my laptop a lot now. Before, with XP, my laptop was running slow (even after reformatting), but with Ubuntu it runs at least twice as fast, if...
Now That it is Official
I shall let you all in on the news I mentioned before. The school board voted Monday night and I'm now under a 9 month contract with a school district to be the ISS (In School Suspension) teacher. It'...
Hip Hop is Dead
I just finished reading Michael Eric Dyson's Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop. It is a brilliant, insightful discussion on hip hop and its history, it's problems, and how it relates to society...
Funny Video About Comments
Check out this funny video about comments on websites. Reminds me of Digg or Slashdot comments, or anytime someone says something criticizing Apple.
Is a Switch Coming?
I installed Movable Type 4 on another site of mine and imported all the WordPress posts from this blog. I'm kind of tired of WordPress and the direction it's going (It seems WordPress (as in .org) has...
Giving Ubuntu Another Shot
I'm giving Ubuntu another shot. I'm not using my laptop much anymore, mostly because it sucks, so I decided to try Ubuntu again. The install was quick and painless. I think Ubuntu 7 was faster than 6...
Some Life in the Cardinals After All
I was shocked that the Cardinals brought up Rick Ankiel already. They can't send him back down because the Cardinals are out of options on him. If he would get sent back down, any team can claim him....
Make 50 Cent Quit Rapping
50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than We...
Some Good News
I may have some good news. It's not 100% confirmed, and won't be til the 20th, but it's looking pretty darn good. Let's just say I'm one step closer to my dream. More details coming soon.
The Crawl
So, the Crawl for Cancer was a great success. I drank a lot of beer, got a t-shirt, had fun, and helped support a great cause. I hope to participate in the next one. Here's a brief recap of what happe...
Drink Beer and Cure Cancer
Tomorrow I'm participating in the Crawl for Cancer. For those of you who don't know what this is, you pay an amount of money ($45) to drink in different bars (5). All the proceeds are donated to find...
Who Has My Big Toe?
And the mummy went searching through the museum groaning "Who has my big toe?" Ok, ok, I'm done with the bad campfire story now. Just thought I'd share some historical news, since I do love history. A...
A Truly Democratic Culture
This quote was on my iGoogle today: Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing...
Women Targeted by the Abortion Industry
Yes, you read that right. "Women Targeted by the Abortion Industry." At work today I was downloading a Catholic podcast for a client. Looking at the list of podcasts, I saw this title and it made me t...
Poll: Americans trust Congress over Bush on Iraq
Most Americans see President George W. Bush as too inflexible on the war in Iraq and prefer that the Democratic-run Congress have the final word on when to withdraw U.S. forces, a Washington Post/ABC...
Creative Zen Vision:M MP3 Player
My old Dell Digital Jukebox (from like 5 or 6 years ago) finally drove me insane enough that I shelled out a few bucks and got a new MP3 player. I wanted something that was around the same hard drive...
New Research Proves Single Origin Of Humans In Africa
Just found a really interesting article. New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in human...
Tech N9ne- Misery Loves Kompany
I recently obtained Tech N9ne's new album that is releasing on Tuesday. This is just an album to tide his fans over until his next release Killer. This album, which is an album of collaborations with...
Squishee Blue
I went to 7-11 today. I felt like a Slurpee. The Slurpee was replaced by a Squishee machine, an obvious tie-in to The Simpsons movie that is coming out. As I sit there pouring my Blue Vanilla Slurpee...
New Missouri law protects killing of intruders
Woke up this morning to some interesting news. Well, interesting if you live in Missouri. Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation on Tuesday allowing Missourians to fatally shoot intruders without fear of...